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Aug. 12 1924.

E. H. ANGIER ET .AL

PAcxAGE i Filed auch 14.1922

Paten-ted Aug. 12 1924.

l'UNITED STATES 1,504,733 PATENT ePrice.-

EWABD H. ANGIEB All!) WILLIAI E.. 'WHEILDGN, 0F FBAMINGH'AM, MASSACHU- SETTE; SAID W'HEILDON .ASSIGNOB T0 SAID ANG-IER.

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' Application led Iaroli i4, i922. Serial No.. 543,689..

To all lwhom it may 'clincerfml Be it lmown that we, EDWARD H. ANG-ina and WILLIAM M. llVnniLnoN, citizens or the United States, and residents of Framingham, county of Middlesex, and State or" Massachusettss have invented an Improvement in Packages, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specifications like characters on the drawings represent-ing lilre parts: y D

This invention relates to packages and designs to provide a method for fitting an article with a covering of wrapping material closely conforming thereto. lt is applicable to those articles having a longer outer dimension and a shorter inner dimension, which may be referred to as torio, that word denoting a solid whichv may be considered as produced by the revolution oi a ligure about an axis exterior thereto. Enainpleso such articles are coils of wire and the shoes of vehicle tires, in which case tlie revolution is a complete one and the article is annular.

@ur invention may be understood from the following description of an embodiment thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fi 1 is a si e elevation of a pneumatic veliic e tire enclosed in a wrap-ping illustrative of my invention;

Fig. 2 is 'a diagrammatic fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a wrapped tire;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a tire and illustrates a modification; and

Figa is a plan view of a portion of the wrapping material preferably used.

As we anticipate a major ield ci usefulness for our invention in packaging the shoes of neumatic vehicle tires and have illustrate such a shoe or tire in the draw ing, we shall for convenience in the follow ing description refer specifically to a tire as the article enclosed.

ln wrapping a tire or other" ring shaped body diliculties are encountered in making a smooth fitting wrapping because distances measured along various parts of the tire are markedly diierent as contrasted witli an article of block-like form, the surface of which consists of a number' of planes which can be fitted with a sheet of wrap in material such as paper by a. simple ol ing or ent einbossments 5 throng outtlie area oi Y the paper. The various gatherings or crepes ma e stretched out, moreover, a aiiist their natural resiliency without su stanltially aeeting the erapings or gatherings oi adjacent areas and the wrappin material thus changed from its norma 1y :dat shape;

ln accordance with our invention we utilize a band or strip of'material such as described preferably provided with transverse crapings which extend throughout the entire area thereof as indicated in Fig. 4, the entire strip being expansible and no part thereof being restrained either because it is itseli unprovided with stretchable embossinents or because it is restrained by any added element. This is essential to ermit articles of varying form and size to successiully wrapped.v

Referring to Figs. l and 2, we may provide a strip 9 of craped or similarly prepared material which has a considerable range oi extensibility and is of suitable width and applied lengthwise alon one of the circumferences oi the tire, suc las the outer circumference or tread. The-n by stretching the central portion of the band 9 it is expanded relatively to the side edges and assumes. a cup-like or channel forni which permits it to be fitted over and com `forni tothe double curvature of the tire and closely t the saine although the circumference measured along the tread is markedly greater than the circumference at points inwardly thereof. Longitudinal zones of the strip expand' in accordance with the de 'mande upon them to permit the wrapping to the tire, ln Fig. 2 we have attempted 'to indicate the differential expansion but it will be understood that the disclosure is diagrammatic and in particular that the i'ornfi and size oin the embossments 5 are exaggerated and shown in a conventional Oil manner. Preferably the strip 9 is made of) such length as completely to encircle the tire.

To complete the package and hold the wrapping strip 9 in position the edges of the.'

strip as at 11 are preferably tucked inward: ly] into the interior of the enclosed article, t at is, in the case of a tire they are wrapped around the beads 13. As the strip is folded alon a curve or arc there is little tendency for 1t to unfold and this tucking in of the edges even in cases where the adjacent parts of the article do not bear on and lock the tucked in edges is effective for holding the wrapping in position.

If desired, the inturned edge portions 11 may be stiifened after they have been folded in to prevent their coming out from the inn terior of the article. Thus, for example, they may be coated. with silicate of soda or other stifening material, as indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 3 by the showing of a brush 15.

u In Fig. 3 we have also shown the strip 9 of such width that the inturned edge portions 11 overlap each other at 11 in the interior ofthe tire and form a cover protecting the inner surface thereof.

In Fig. 2 we have shown an arrangement more particularly applicable for tires for f protecting the interior of the tire by bridging over the opening between the two edges of the wrapper 9. For this purpose we ma utilize a -strip 17 extending circumferentia ly around the interior circumference of the tire and having a central pleat 19 projecting in between the beads and, among other things, serving to position the strip. The sides of the pleat 19 lie adjacent the inturned edges 11 of the wrapping and form a long joint through which foreign matter cannot easily work. Preferably the strip 17 is also made of craped paper and the roughsurfaces thereof cooperating with the rough .surfaces of the .wrapping strip frictionally interlock the wrapper and the strip along this lon joint. It is very difficult for two pieces o such craped material to slide one on another especially when bent alon a curve as here. If the strip 17 is first applied to the beads of the tire as shown, the wrapping 9 folded over the beads will position it and the ed es of the wrapping tuckedinto the pleat 1 will be held there frictionally with considerable force in a joint which is efficient to resist entryof foreign matter to the tire.

If it is desired to provide a sealed package the strip 17 and the edges of the wrapper 9 may be adhesively secured together at .the bases of the bead. The strip 17 may be sealed to the wrapper 9 either on the inside or at the outside. The central pleat 19 forms an expansion joint and if the tire is subjected to a shock sothat it flattens and the beads 13 spread apart, the pleat 19 will flatten out and take up the shock of the beads without danger of the strip 17 splitting or breaking away.

Preferably the sealing strip 17 is made of craped paper similar to the strip 9. Because of the central pleat various portions of the strip lie in circumferences of different diameter when the strip is wrapped around the interior circumference of the tire. The provision of the expansible resilient embossments 5 permits the strip 17 to expand locally as it is applied to adapt itself to the situation. The embossrnents of the stri 17 will also tend to interlock with those o the inturned edges 11 and this interengagement of the two rough surfaces aids in maintaining the parts in position.

Having thus described the form of our i11- vention shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent we shall express in the following claims.

Claims:

1. The method of packaging toric articles which'comprises applying along one of the circumferences thereof a strip of wrapping material capable of substantially unrestrained local expansion, differentially expanding the strip to fit it to and around the article and tucking the edges of the strip into the interior of the article along the other circumference.

2. The method of packaging tire shoes and the like which comprises applying along the tread thereof a strip of wrapping material capable of substantially unrestrained local expansion, differentially expanding the strip to lit it to and around the tire and folding the edges inwardly around the beads.

3. The method of packaging tire shoes and the like which comprises applying along the tread thereof a strip ofwrapping material capable of substantially unrestrained local expansion, differentially expanding the strip to fit it to and around the tire, folding the edges inwardly around the beads and applying stifening to th'e edges.

4. The method of packaging tire shoes and the like which comprises applying along the tread thereof a strip of Wrapping material capable of substantially unrestrained local expansion, differentially expandin the strip to fit it to and around the tire and joinf ing the edges by a transversely expansible sealing strip extending around the inner circumference.

5. A package comprising a torio article and a wrapplng applied circumferentially along one of the circumferences thereof and overlying the sides of the tire, said wrapping comprising throughout its area differentially expanded gatherinfrs and thereby conforming to the enclosed article, theA edges of the wrapping being tucked into the interior of the article.

6. A package comprising a toric article and a covering therefor comprising a strip of crinkled paper applied circumferentially and differentially expanded to lit the crosssectional contour of the article, said 'strip having its edges tucked into the interior of the article.

7. A package comprising a tire shoe or the like and a circumferentially applied Wrapping enclosing the tread and sides of the same comprising throughout its area differentially expanded gatherings and thereby conforming to the enclosed article, the edges of said Wrapping being folded in about the beads.

8. Apackage comprising a tire shoe or the like and a circumferentially4 applied Wrapping enclosing the tread and sides of the same comprising throughout its area differentially expanded gatherings and thereby conforming to the enclosed article, the edges of said Wrapping being folded in about the beads, the lnfolded portions substantially covering the interior surface of the tire.

9. A package comprising a tire shoe or,

thev like vand a eircumferentially applied Wrapping enclosing the tread and sides of the same comprising throughout its area dii ferentially expanded' gatherings and thereby conforming to the enclosed article9 the edges of said Wrappin heing folded in'aloout the beads, the infolded portions heing suitably stidened.

l0. A package comprising a tire shoe or the like, a circumferentially applied Wrap ping enclosing the tread and sides t e. tire comprising throughout its area diiiereaie tially expanded gatherings and thereby corr1 forming to the enclosed article and strip extending around the inner circumference of the article and joining the edges of the Wrapping, said strip having a longitudinal pleat providing for transverse expansion thereofu il. A achage as. deiined in clairs l@ wherein t e pleated strip comprises @limitaren.u

tially expanded gatherings permitting it to conform to the clrcular form of the tire.

12. A tire having a craped strip circumferentially a lied thereto, stretched around the same an aving its edges tucked in between the beads.

13. A packa e com rising a tire shoe, a circumferential y ap 'ed wrapping enclosing the tread and si es of the tire comprising throughout its area differentially expanded gatherings and thereby conforming to the enclosed tire and havin edge portions folded inwardly around t e beads of the tire, a strip extending around the inner circumference of the tire and having a central pleat projecting in between the heads of the tire, the edges of the wrapping heing folded over said strip and tucked into the pleat. A A. A package comprising atoric article and a Wrapping consisting of a strip of paper extending circumferentially along one of the circumferences thereof and folded inwardly over the sides of the article, the strip heing suitably gathered to fit it to the article and the edges of the strip being tucked into the interior of the article a o other circumference thereof.

l5. A package comprising the like and a Wrapping consisting of paper extending circumferentially u the tread thereof and folded inwarely over the sides of the tire, the strip losing suitably gathered to ht it to the tire and the of the strip heing infolded around the heads of the tireo n o ld, The method of packaging a torio artin cle which comprises fitting a circumferentially extending strip,7 of paper along one a tire shoe or of a strip elem circumference and over the sides of the tire.

Loy suitable gathering of the paper and securing the edges of the strip along the other circumference hy tucking them into the in= terior of the article.

ln testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this s ecication.

I EDlARD H. ANGEER.

WLLIAM M. WHEILDN.

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